Downtown businesses seeing a bump in sales as federal office workers return

While many federal workers may be grumbling about long commutes and packed parking garages in the wake of the government's decision to mandate its employees back to the office three days a weeks, downtown businesses are celebrating bustling sidewalks, long coffee lines and the return of lunch rushes.

Downtown businesses seeing a bump in sales as federal office workers return
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While many federal workers may be grumbling about long commutes and packed parking garages in the wake of the government's decision to mandate its employees back to the office three days a weeks, downtown businesses are celebrating bustling sidewalks, long coffee lines and the return of lunch rushes.